mass shooting in buffalo, new york where a teenager killed ten people at a tops grocery store just because of their color of their skin. today, residents are commemorating the horrific attack. this mother s day, we are talking to a mom whose son was shot and survived, also we have the head of the naacp here, and he s going to weigh in on white supremacy in america, gun violence, and more. plus, america at risk of defaulting on its debt. sending the u.s. economy off a cliff. the white house lawmakers can t reach an agreement soon. we are digging into why social security and medicare could be the first things on the chopping block. and britney griner back on the court in her first wnba game since being held in a russian prison for nearly 300 days, y all. i m symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. there are too many mothers in america who woke up this morning knowing that mother s day phone call from their child was not coming, because the epidemic of gun v
being a social worker in new york before retiring. he also celebrates his grandmother, his nine only one years young, and work 25 years of the new york city board of education. our producer brian says he hopes his mom, cindy, is enjoying the peace and quiet in the montana countryside. and he senses love to his grandmother, who will celebrate her 81st birthday soon. our book and producer, malcolm says that his mom, marcia, has been a special education teacher for nearly 30 years. and is a ground proud grandmother of four. a director, josh, adores his wife katie and mother margaret. he also shares his love for his grandma johnson, who celebrated her 97th birthday this year. my p.a., kaitlyn, it celebrates her mother and grandmother. and it also happens to be kaitlyn s birthday. happy birthday, caitlin. we re happy to have you. so many moms and team simone out there. a special shout out to kim douglass, the mom of trey, who is holding down the fort.
series of vague and viral tiktok posts threatening that violence will take place today. the threats are not specific to any single school, but this has prompted some districts around the country to cancel classes or ban backpacks for a day. shimon prokupecz is in new york following the story. tell us what law enforcement knows about this and also how parents should receive this. reporter: right. likely it is likely if you have a child in school today, you ve received a letter or an email from the school warning you of this threat. but they re saying that it s vague, that there s no it s not credible. the baltimore school district tweeting saying that the police there have investigated the threat and it originated out of arizona. but nonetheless, of course, there is a lot of concern. this was a threat, a viral threat that started on tiktok. and what the new york city board of education is saying is that basically was call-in bomb threats and school shooting threats.